Do wealthier households save a larger share of their incomes than poorer ones? We use
Norwegian administrative panel data on income and wealth to answer this empirical …

This paper examines the association between the Great Recession and four measures of
the risk for maternal child abuse and neglect:(1) maternal physical aggression;(2) maternal …

I use daily data on self-reported well-being (SWB) to examine how the Great Recession
affected the emotional and evaluative lives of the population. In the fall of 2008 and lasting …

The recent financial crisis caused a shock to private wealth. Households with low financial
literacy are less likely to own risky assets directly. Therefore, fewer of them report financial …

The causal chain between house price variation and observable changes in economic
behavior including consumption requires that individuals perceive the impact of house price …

Using US household panel data, we provide evidence of a strong negative association
between consumer fraud victimization and individuals' perception of their financial well …

We decompose the wealth effect on consumption into two components. First, we distinguish
between exogenous and endogenous wealth changes. Second, we distinguish between …

Impacts on consumer spending in urban China associated with housing value, housing
equity, financial assets and household income are evaluated using longitudinal data from …

We study how and to what extent private households are affected by the recent financial
crisis and how their financial decisions are influenced by this shock. Our analysis reveals …

We document some key facts about aggregate consumption and its subcomponents over
time. We then document the behavior of some important determinants of consumption, such …